Morning Brief

Ashrayan: PM to provide homes, lands to 22,000 families Wednesday

In a major push to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Ashrayan project over 22,000 families across the country on Wednesday will get houses and lands they can finally call their own.
 
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File photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina/PID

IRI survey: Majority in Bangladesh think PM Hasina doing good job

An overwhelming majority of 70% respondents believe that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is doing a “good job,” according to the Washington-based International Republican Institute (IRI)

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File photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina/PID

List of 68 election observation organizations finalized

The Election Commission (EC) has initially finalized a list of 68 agencies to observe the general election.

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File photo of Election Commission building Photo Credit:Dhaka Tribune

'Now we have our own home'

Salma Begum, a resident of the Kachihata Sardar Dighirpar area in Begumganj Upazila of Noakhali, said she was born in a small mud house by the side of the road in Chandraganj.

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This undated file image shows homes built under the Ashrayan project Photo: Collected

Indian Minister: We are always sympathetic to Bangladesh issues

Indian Commerce Minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal on Tuesday expressed “firm optimism” for political stability and progress in Bangladesh.

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Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal with Awami League delegation in India on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Photo: Courtesy

Ishwardi Airport: CAAB to conduct survey on resumption of commercial services

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has decided to conduct a feasibility study for the resumption of commercial services at Ishwardi Airport.

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File image of Ishwardi airport. Photo: Dhaka Tribune